Severe Thrombocytopenia after Zika Virus Infection, Guadeloupe, 2016

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Apr;23(4):696-698. doi: 10.3201/eid2304.161967. Epub 2017 Apr 15.

Abstract

Severe thrombocytopenia during or after the course of Zika virus infection has been rarely reported. We report 7 cases of severe thrombocytopenia and hemorrhagic signs and symptoms in Guadeloupe after infection with this virus. Clinical course and laboratory findings strongly suggest a causal link between Zika virus infection and immune-mediated thrombocytopenia.

Keywords: Guadeloupe; Zika; Zika virus; hemorrhagic signs and symptoms; infection; thrombocytopenia; viruses.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Guadeloupe / epidemiology
  • Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Thrombocytopenia / etiology*
  • Thrombocytopenia / pathology
  • Zika Virus Infection / complications*
  • Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology